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The beat-em-up formula has been pretty well set for a few years. You’ve got one or two attack buttons that you use to set up combos, you can jump, and, most importantly, dive kick. Shing! sets out to shake that formula up a little bit by introducing a novel way to pull of combos.
Continue readingDeveloped By: StoryBird Games Published By: No Gravity Games (Digital) VGNYsoft (Physical) Categories: Platformer Release Date: 01.28.21 Beautiful spritework, high replayability, good platforming an action. Golden Force checks off all of the requisites for being one of my favorite games…
Continue readingMy Universe – Pet Clinic Cats & Dogs for the Nintendo Switch is not the type of game I usually play. I like games with immersive strategic elements and deep, engrossing, mature narratives. So while I do believe that video games are for everyone, this particular game is clearly not for 36-year-olds.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Mechanical Head Studios/Aarne Hunziker Published By: Yacht Club Games Composer: pentadrangle/Enrique Martin Categories: Retro, Platformer Release Date: 01.26.21 Sounding like a broken record at this point, but there’s no length that I couldn’t go on about how much…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Echo Games Published By: Coconut Island Games Categories: Beatemup, Roguelike, Rhythm Release Date: 01.14.21 It’s a peaceful, funky time with the animals. Until mutated vegetables threaten to ruin that. Rhythm Fighter is not a fighter, but instead a…
Continue readingDeveloped By: VRESKI Published By: Untold Tales Categories: Twinstick Shooter Release Date: 12.26.20 Lets get this out of the way immediately. The Hong Kong Massacre is an absolutely stunning looking game. It has a strong, striking look to it. The…
Continue readingCultist Simulator is a card-based, narrative-building game that boasts an infinitely intriguing gameplay mechanic.
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: Bolverk Games Categories: Platformer, Roller Release Date: 02.01.21 Do you like those games where you roll around as a ball and there’s some physics involved, because I do. Glyph is like that, but you’re more in…
Continue readingPlay as Reaper collecting weapons and gear, while learning spells and explore multiple realms while you hunt Death.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Studio Gauntlet Published By: Crunching Koalas Categories: Co-Op, Puzzle Release Date: 01.29.20 Is it really fair to judge a game that prides itself on being a cooperative experience for having a poor single player experience? When it outright…
Continue readingI’ve made no secret of my love for games that marry a gorgeous, retro, pixel art aesthetic to smooth, modern gameplay. Today’s game, Olija for the Nintendo Switch, feeds that obsession marvelously.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Factor 5 (Original games), Ratalaika Games (ports) Published By: ININ Games Categories: Retro, Shooter, Compilation Release Date: 01.29.20 When people think of the Amiga and it’s standout games, Factor 5’s work on the Turrican series. And for good…
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: Orange Pixel Categories: Retro, Adventure Release Date: 12.08.20 Loot, loot, loot, loot, loot. Collect that loot. Go deeper into the dungeons. Make sure you don’t die. Call Heroes of Loot something to the likeness of Gauntlet…
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: Flow Fire Games Categories: Twinstick Shooter Release Date: 12.16.20 Perhaps the best way to describe Synthetik is chunky. You know, as in the way shooting has weight to it and it just makes enemies feel chunky…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Red Dev Studio Published By: No Gravity Games Categories: Cube Roller Release Date: 12.11.20 In Splashy Cube you do two things. Move forward, and move left. All in a the quest to get to the goal. The game…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Gunfire Games Published By: THQ Nordic Categories: Action, RPG Release Date: 12.01.21 Chronos had so much potential, I even was enjoying myself initially in spite of the flaws it had. It didn’t take very long however for me…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Cosmikenkai Published By: Eastasiasoft Categories: Arcade, Puzzle Release Date: 12.17.20 I already know why most people are going to buy this game. I also know that in spite of that, this is a fun puzzle game that I…
Continue readingA couple years ago I had the pleasure of reviewing the first Override. I enjoyed the heck out of the way it reminded me of one of my favorite Dreamcast titles, Tech Romancer, its fairly original combat mechanics, and its damn cool mechs. Override 2: Super Mech League tries to refine the formula a little bit while adding even more cool robots to somewhat mixed results.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Wonderboy Bobi Published By: No Gravity Games (Digital) Pixelheart (Physical) Categories: Platformer, Retro Release Date: 12.10.20 NES Nostalgia this, Genesis Nostalgia that. Where’s the Master System nostalgia? Well, with Tanuki Justice, it’s here. I’ve seen comparisons to late…
Continue readingDeveloped By: LaPointe Joints Published By: Flynn’s Arcade Categories: Twinstick Shooter Release Date: 12.03.20 Gunpig was a pleasant surprise to me. I was put off when I first saw a screenshot of the titular character in it’s ship. The game…
Continue readingAlwa’s Legacy – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: Elden PixelsPublished By: Elden PixelsCategory: Adventure, Platforming, MetroidvaniaRelease Date: September 29, 2020 The Alwa franchise is in its infancy but is moving fast. It has taken an almost generational leap in only a few…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Deqaf Studio Published By: No Gravity Games Categories: Thief Simulator Release Date: 11.26.20 Picklock has an amazing idea you don’t see often enough, being a petty thief, breaking into houses, businesses, and then making your life all the…
Continue readingI had some personal problems with today’s game, Unto the End, from a gameplay perspective, but its biggest issue is that it just doesn’t take advantage of one of the Switch’s biggest strengths. It ends up being a good example of the difference between a good game, and a good game for the Switch.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Bit Loom Games Published By: Coatsink Categories: 3D Platformer Release Date: 12.03.20 Imagine you have a game like Noby Noby Boy. Then turn it into a 3D platformer. Still with me? Now add dogs. Dogs stuck together. Recipe…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Igrek Games Published By: No Gravity Games Categories: Shooter Release Date: 11.27.20 Shoot, move around, don’t get shot at. This is everything you’ll be doing in Destropolis. A clean white city, no detail. It becomes overun, you need…
Continue readingDeveloped By: TopHat Games, Suzaku Published By: Eastasiasoft Categories: Horror, Adventure Release Date: 01.07.21 What do you get when you mix an Asian culture inspired horror game with an adventure game with busty main characters? You get SENSE – A…
Continue readingWork with Raposa as “the Creator” using the character you design to discover what mysterious constructs are causing two worlds so much trouble.
Continue readingDeveloped By: BitHell Games Published By: Good Shepherd Entertainment Categories: Strategy Release Date: 12.04.20 Like the films, John Wick Hex is a slick, stylish, violent trip. The goal when making Hex was to make a game that felt like the…
Continue readingThanks to splashy moves by SpaceX, the space race has recently been in the news more than it had in several years. But it started way back in the fifties, which is where today’s game, Mars Horizon for the Nintendo Switch, begins.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Julian Glander Published By: Redeergames Categories: Art Release Date: 11.19.20 Art is a fitting title, playing Art Sqool feels like some avant-garde art piece that would play on Adult Swim at 4AM. You’re the Froshmin, new to Art…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Rage Squid Published By: No More Robots Categories: Cycling, Roguelike Release Date: 11.06.20 This is a new one, a roguelike fashioned in the form of a cycling game. At least from how the career mode plays it seems…
Continue readingDeveloper and Publisher: Skunkape Games Categories: Adveture Release Date: 12.2.20 Since my childhood I’ve been a fan of Sam and Max, the cartoon being the main culprit. Though I never did play the original games, I did play the Telltale…
Continue readingCake Bash for the Nintendo Switch is one of those games that has an absolutely perfect vision for its graphical aesthetic. Its bright, soft color palette complements a fun, lively, high-quality art style that would feel perfectly at home in a Pixar film.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Taito Published By: ININ Games Categories: Shooter, Compilation Release Date: 12.11.20 With over forty years to it’s name, Taito’s Space Invaders has quite the legacy. Much like Namco’s Pac-Man, it was one of the few huge Japanese arcade…
Continue readingMorbid : The Seven AcolytesNintendo Switch Developed By : Still RunningPublished By : Merge GamesCategory : Action, RPG, Isometric, Souls-likeRelease Date : Dec 03, 2020 For the longest time, Souls-like games were things I avoided like the plague. I heard…
Continue readingMany who know me personally would argue that I have the qualities of a Grinch, if you will. In earnest however, I would argue that my displeasure in all things “Christmas” oriented is far stronger than a Grinch or scrooge…
Continue readingThe best formula for an addictive game is to take a concept that is easy to understand and marry it to a steadily increasing level of difficulty. Today’s game, Kolumno for the Nintendo Switch, nails the first part of the formula, but maybe gets a bit too finicky with its controls to be as consistently enjoyable as it could be.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Wayforward Technologies Published By: Majesco Entertainment Categories: Beatemup Release Date: 12.21.20 Composer: Jake “Virt” Kaufman It’s hard to believe that Double Dragon Neon came out almost ten years ago. Like many reboots to older Japanese franchises released that…
Continue readingDid you ever watch Blade Runner? Did you ever look at the towering spires and flying cars and think to yourself, “Man, it would be super awesome to explore a city like that?” I know I did, and I think I can say with a great degree of certainty that the fine folks at ION LANDS feel the same. Their first release, Cloudpunk, has finally made its way to the Nintendo Switch, and piloting my hover car around the neon noir city of Nivalis has proven to be every bit as satisfying as I hoped it would.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Croteam Published By: Devolver Digital Categories: Shooter, Retro Release Date: 11.17.20 Are you serious about old school shooters? You should be very serious about them because Serious Sam is a serious game for people serious about old school…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Nippon Ichi Software Published By: Nippon Ichi Software America Categories: Platformer, Rhythm Release Date: 10.30.20 Is it a platformer? A rhythm game? It’s kind of both. Mad Rat Dead has you in control of a Mad Rat…who’s Dead….
Continue readingWhen you first at the screenshots for today’s game, Wartile for the Nintendo Switch, in the eShop, the crisp, detailed graphics on display are sure to be the first thing that catches your eye. I’ve been fooled by screenshots before, so it was a remarkable surprise when I booted the game up for the first time and the game looks almost exactly as good as promised – as long as you’re playing docked, that is.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Flying Oak Published By: Plug In Digital, Eastasiasoft Categories: Roguelike, Platformer, Action Release Date: 10.21.20 You know how Batman The Animated Series had all of it’s backgrounds on black paper as opposed to the norm of white paper…
Continue readingAbsolute DriftNintendo Switch Developed By : Funselektor LabsPublished By : Funselektor LabsCategory : Racing, Simulation, ArcadeRelease Date : Dec 03, 2020 Since it’s release, the Switch has been a great foundation for many game releases. We’ve seen titles I’m sure…
Continue readingI have a definite soft spot for the point and click adventure games of eras past. That’s something I have in common with Stuck In Attic, the developers of today’s game, Gibbous: A Cthulhu Adventure.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Runner Deck Published By: Curve Digital Categories: Space Ship Sim Release Date: 10.15.20 Ever want to command your own futuristic space ship and crew? Well Space Crew has you covered, the ups as well as the downs. Gather…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Regista Published By: Sekai Project, Strictly Limited Games Categories: Visual Novel Release Date: 11.26.20 Composer: Takuma Satou *The Following Review is Spoiler Free* I can’t say I play too many visual novels nowadays unless they’re a hybrid affair…
Continue readingTorchlight III – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: Echtra GamesPublished By: Perfect World EntertainmentCategory: Isometric Action CRPGRelease Date: October 22, 2020 Last year’s Torchlight II was a resurrection of a cherished game from a now defunct developer, given a new lease of…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Simon Boxer, Twice Different Published By: Humble Games Categories: Roguelike, Card Game Release Date: 10.15.20 Upon first look, I was a bit concerned about the complexity of Ring of Pain, seeing as it was a card game. This…
Continue readingAs I obsessively made my way through today’s game, 9th Dawn III: Shadow of Erthil for the Nintendo Switch, I was continuously amazed by the fact that it was put together by just one guy.
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